Hungary

Guide to HUNGARY

HUNGARY which official name is Republic of Hungary or Hungary, is a country from Europe located at the Central Europe, northwest of Romania. HUNGARY with 2,171 km sq km, limits with: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Serbia 151 km, Slovakia 677 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km; and is divided in 19 counties . HUNGARY's capital is Budapest which is the most populated city with about 1,708,088 inhabitants.

History of HUNGARY

HUNGARY's government is parliamentary democracy; a Republic with a Ceremonial government type, with President László Sólyom as head of state and Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány as head of government.

Other symbols of HUNGARY are Hungarian motto " formerly Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae (Latin, Kingdom of Mary, the Patron of Hungary) Hungarian anthem "Himnusz (Hymn) Hungarian flag.Hungarian flag is composed by three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green .

HUNGARY's history is quite long: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004.

HUNGARYs geography

Guide to travel to HUNGARY

If you are thinking on traveling to HUNGARY, you will have to take in consideration some points like HUNGARY's currency, HUNGARY's weather, HUNGARY's national holiday and HUNGARY's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. HUNGARY`s currency is called forint ( Ft. For your consideration, forint's exchange rate is about Tampere Cathedral in Tampere per dolar.146.1793888656.

HUNGARY's weather is characterized to be temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to HUNGARY.

You can also consider to visit HUNGARY on it's national holiday to get in HUNGARY's culture. If you do so, HUNGARY's national holiday is called Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of HUNGARY: Kekes 1,014 m. And try also to get to HUNGARY's lowest point: Tisza River 78 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit HUNGARY's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to HUNGARY, with more than 46 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to HUNGARY without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. HUNGARY has about8,057 of railways, and also1,622 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Hungarian Culture

HUNGARY is known by Hungarians as Magyar Koztarsasag or Magyarorszag in the shortened way. Hungarian, about 9,956,108 people, are composed by different ethnics: Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census). And they also have different languages: Hungarian.

Another relevant point nowadays it's HUNGARY's religion. Hungarians are divided in Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census). So you can visit any of it's17 like Votive Church, Szeged, Cathedral of Patrona Hungariae .

But if want to know more about HUNGARY's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Hungarian novelists' books like Kálmán Mikszáth (1847—1910), Géza Ottlik (1912-1990) or Iván Mándy (1918-1995) author of children's novels.

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